Safer Ingredients Make Strides in the Beauty Industry, but Challenges Remain

New report quantifies the use of safer chemistry in consumer products, moving beyond “bad lists” to set a new standard for accountability

Washington, DC, October 22, 2024 – Today, the Safer Chemistry Impact Fund and  ChemFORWARD released the first "Beauty & Personal Care Ingredient Intelligence Report.” The report, which analyzed 8,500 products, showcases the groundbreaking collaboration among major beauty retailers, brands, and ingredient suppliers, including Sephora, Ulta Beauty, Credo, Beautycounter, The Honest Company, Inolex, and Dow, to define a standard for safer chemistry and measure progress. 

Washington, DC August 28, 2024
The Safer Chemistry Impact Fund (SCI Fund), an innovative blended capital initiative aimed at eliminating the use of hazardous chemicals and accelerating the transition to safer chemistry, proudly announces its inaugural Request For Proposal (RFP).

Washington, D.C., August 21, 2024

The Safer Chemistry Impact (SCI) Fund, an innovative blended capital initiative with seed funding from Apple and Google, released the first-of-its-kind metrics framework to measure and drive the adoption of safer chemistry across industries. The report, titled

"Accelerating the Transition to Safer Chemistry: Establishing a Collective Vision & Impact Metrics,"

The Safer Chemistry Impact Fund, an innovative blended capital initiative aimed at eliminating the use of hazardous chemicals, proudly announces its inaugural grant to ChemFORWARD, a pioneering science-based non-profit organization committed to creating broad access to chemical hazard data.

Bill Walsh, a nationally recognized non-profit leader in safer chemistry, will lead the first-of-its-kind fund to mobilize investment in safer chemical adoption to benefit people and the planet.

Safer Chemistry Impact Fund launches to eliminate the use of hazardous chemicals.
With seed investment from Apple and Google, the first-of-its-kind fund aims to mobilize investment in safer chemical adoption to benefit people and planet

February 28, 2024 - Windward Fund today announced the launch of the Safer Chemistry Impact Fund with seed investments from Apple and Google. The new fund aims to raise at least $15 million over the next five years to accelerate industry’s transition to safer chemistry.